Assertion. Cretinism is a condition which affects adults causing dwarfism and mental retardation.

Reason. Cretinism is a kind of hypothyroidism. This disease occurs due to the defective development, or early atrophy (degeneration), of the thyroid.

1. Both A and R are True
2. Both A and R are False
3. A is True and R is False.
4. A is False and R is True.

Name the following:

(a) The hormone produced by adrenal medulla.

(b) The condition caused by the over secretion of insulin.

(c) The hormone secreted by β (beta) cells of the islets of Langerhans.

(d) The interconnection between the two lobes of thyroid gland (technical term).

(e) The hormone whose under secretion causes more urine formation.

(f) The hormone which stimulates the entire sympathetic nervous system.

Choose the odd one out from each series and write the category of the remaining terms:

(a) Simple goitre, Cretinism, Pellagra, Myxoedema

(b) Alpha cells, Beta cells, Gamma cells, Delta cells

(c) Somatotropin, Prolactin, Oxytocin, Luteinizing hormone

(d) Thyroid, Pituitary, Prostate, Parathyroid

(e) Thyroxine, Insulin, Thiamine, Glucagon

Write full forms of the following abbreviations:

(a) ACTH

(b) TSH

(c) ADH

(d) LH

(e) FSH